Alton Post Office Notice
Entry logged at Alton post office as second class matter.
23 Sep 1881
Page 1
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Newspaper
Alton Daily Telegraph
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1881
Page
1
Entry logged at Alton post office as second class matter.
A traveler at Grand Central asks, Is this my train. A loung er replies that the engine bears a railroad company name and hints at a possible mix up with a train. The passage touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as a universally trusted remedy for coughs and colds.
An advert claims Kidney Wort cures constipation and kidney and liver diseases with thousands of monthly successes. Other items praise St Jacobs Oil for rheumatic pain. A joke about a wedding and a note on presidents mentions a dead president and two living leaders in Washington.
President Arthur delivers the inaugural address after the nation endures the assassination of President Garfield. He emphasizes constitutional continuity, the strength of popular government, and a commitment to prudent policy, economy, and peaceful international relations. Director Swift notes a new comet sighting coinciding with Garfield's death.
An old advertisements piece touts Frazier's Bitters and Root Bitters for weak, fatigued, or sickly people. It claims benefits for gloom, malarial districts, care of children, late hours, and aging, promising rejuvenation and toning up at $1.00 a bottle from S H Henry & Co Cleveland Ohio.
An advertisement announces a "complete cure" for urinary affections, smarting and frequent or difficult urination, claimed to work in four days and priced at $1. The Druggist's Depot is listed with Quigley & Co. as suppliers.
An old-time ad touts Wells Stealth Renewer as a remarkable cure for dyspepsia and bilious liver issues priced at $1. Druggist's Depot at Quigley & Co's is listed. The copy includes a cynical joke about a wife described as only half like a telescope, implying she can be drawn out but not shut up.
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